{"product_id":"spyxfamily-vol-1-17-set-japanese-edition-used","title":"SPY×FAMILY Vol. 1-17 Set (Japanese Edition, Used)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:760px;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.06em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPY×FAMILY Volumes 1 through 17 in the original Japanese.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a translation. These are the actual Japanese tankōbon published by Shueisha, the same books read in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #2E5090;background:#F4F7FC;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery volume so far, in order, from chapter one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eWe want to be straight with you: unlike our Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen sets, \u003cstrong\u003eSPY×FAMILY is not a finished series\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is still being serialized in Japan, and the story continues past volume 17. What you get here is the run from the very beginning up to volume 17, so you can start at page one and read straight through without hunting for gaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #B23B2E;background:#FBF4F3;padding:14px 18px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips within the United States only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Our apologies to our international friends. This set weighs about seven pounds boxed, and overseas postage on that costs more than the books themselves, so there is no way to send it abroad at a price that would be fair to anyone. We wish it were otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eThe price includes free US shipping. Please allow up to 8 business days for delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.14em;color:#2E5090;margin:30px 0 12px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8F0;\"\u003eOf everything we stock, this may be the best manga for a learner to start with\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery kanji has \u003cem\u003efurigana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (the small \u003cem\u003ehiragana\u003c\/em\u003e printed alongside), so if you can read \u003cem\u003ehiragana\u003c\/em\u003e, you can sound out every line in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the real reason we recommend this one first is \u003cstrong\u003ethe vocabulary is the Japanese you actually need.\u003c\/strong\u003e Family life, school, shopping, food, feelings, small talk, getting along with people. There are spies and assassins in the plot, but the scenes are built out of dinner tables, homework, parent-teacher interviews, and trying not to blow your cover at breakfast. Compare that to a battle series, where you spend a lot of energy learning words for attacks you will never use in conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.14em;color:#2E5090;margin:30px 0 12px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8F0;\"\u003eA look inside our own copy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin:22px auto;max-width:360px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1214\/2784\/files\/sxf-furigana-panel.jpg?v=1786881885\" alt=\"A panel from our own copy of SPY x FAMILY showing Anya asleep against Bond, with furigana above every kanji\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid #DDD;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption style=\"font-size:0.88em;color:#5A5A5A;line-height:1.55;margin-top:10px;text-align:left;\"\u003eOne panel from our own copy. The reading marks sit just above each kanji: \u003cstrong\u003e遊\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eあそ\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e疲\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eつか\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e寝\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eね\u003c\/strong\u003e. And the whole line, 「遊び疲れて寝ちゃいました」 (she played herself to sleep), is exactly the kind of ordinary sentence you can actually use.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F7F8FA;border:1px solid #E8EAEE;padding:16px 20px;margin:22px 0;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnya is a gift to beginners.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eShe is a small child, and she speaks like one: short sentences, simple grammar, and charmingly wrong words. She calls her parents \u003cem\u003echichi\u003c\/em\u003e (ちち) and \u003cem\u003ehaha\u003c\/em\u003e (はは), which is not how a child would normally address them, and that mistake is itself a good little lesson in how Japanese family terms work. Her dialogue is often the most readable text on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoughly JLPT N5 to N4 for Anya's lines, N4 to N3 overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e Loid's narration and the spy-plot exposition are a step up from the family scenes, which gives you a natural gradient to grow into within the same book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.14em;color:#2E5090;margin:30px 0 12px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8F0;\"\u003eThe story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwilight, the finest spy in Westalis, is handed a mission that requires something he has never had: a family. He assembles one on short notice, adopting a daughter and marrying a woman he barely knows, and setting up house as the mild-mannered psychiatrist Loid Forger. What he does not know is that his new daughter Anya is a telepath who can read every mind in the room, and his new wife Yor is a professional assassin. Anya knows about both of them. Neither adult knows about the other. She thinks this is the most exciting thing that has ever happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.14em;color:#2E5090;margin:30px 0 12px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8F0;\"\u003eSet details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.96em;margin:6px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;width:40%;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eVolumes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1–17\u003c\/strong\u003e — every volume released, but the series is \u003cstrong\u003eongoing\u003c\/strong\u003e in Japan, so this is not the complete run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eEndō Tatsuya (遠藤達哉)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eShueisha, Jump Comics Plus (ジャンプコミックス+), serialized in \u003cem\u003eShonen Jump+\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eJapanese, with furigana throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eB6 paperback tankōbon, about 190 pages each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eReading direction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eRight to left, as originally published\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eFree, US only. Allow up to 8 business days. About 7 lb boxed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;font-weight:600;background:#F7F8FA;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003ePrice per book\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #E8EAEE;\"\u003eAbout $7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.14em;color:#2E5090;margin:30px 0 12px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom:2px solid #E3E8F0;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#FCFBF7;border:1px solid #EAE5D8;padding:16px 20px;margin:14px 0;border-radius:3px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese are used reading copies\u003c\/strong\u003e, chosen for readability rather than for collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eEvery volume is complete and fully readable, with no writing or highlighting, no loose or missing pages, and nothing heavily damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eExpect ordinary signs of a used book: page-edge tanning and some shelf wear. This particular set came through in notably good shape, and as you can see in the photos a few volumes still carry their original \u003cem\u003eobi\u003c\/em\u003e (the paper band that comes on new Japanese books), though we cannot promise that on every copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos show a representative set from this batch rather than the exact copies that will ship to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:24px;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eWhile supplies last, and when these are gone we may not be able to source more at this price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shueisha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52192350535900,"sku":"RVT-SXF-1-17","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1214\/2784\/files\/sxf-all-covers.jpg?v=1786882340","url":"https:\/\/www.thejapanshop.com\/products\/spyxfamily-vol-1-17-set-japanese-edition-used","provider":"The Japan Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}